The results of the Imperial College Liberation Examination are different from those of other liberation examinations.

Before the results are released, all the scholars who participated in the examination must go to the Third Examination Hall of the Imperial College to meet with the chief and deputy examiners and the senior officials of the Imperial College.

The imperial examination was a system advocated by the emperor and the court, but in the eyes of officials, they still stubbornly implemented the nine-level Zhongzheng system, and the rural elections transferred the power of selecting people from the court to themselves.

How to transfer it to yourself?

On the day when the results are released, officials will call candidates for interviews in the morning, and they will just ask a few questions in person.

The purpose of officials is to separate the right of examination and the right of election.

However, this move was dissatisfied by the students, and the court was even more reluctant.

A promising king must hold the power of employing people in his own hands. Originally, in the Han Dynasty, township elections were the way to select people. However, after Cao Cao became the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, he issued the "Only Only Talents" order many times to select talented people.

The poor scholars changed the way in which scholars controlled the selection of talented people.

In the later period, Cao Wei compromised with the gentry and switched to the "Nine-grade Officials Law". Although it returned to the old way of rural elections, it actually relaxed the qualifications for employment and strengthened the power of the court to appoint people compared with the Han Dynasty electoral system.

By the Song Dynasty, it was relatively fair, and a certain balance was achieved between taking care of the officials and nobles and promoting meritocracy.

As for the imperial court's unwillingness to put the power of employment in the hands of the examiners, the examiners still had to hold the right to vote, at least for a formality.

The examiner calls this interrogation scene ‘face-to-face challenge’.

Although the Imperial College has a quota of 600, the number of people to be picked is less than 700.

The examiners will work from morning till night before releasing the results at the end.

In other words, those who are selected by face-to-face selection may not necessarily be on the final list, but those who are not selected by face-to-face selection will definitely not be listed on the list. This is similar to provincial examinations and palace examinations.

After the provincial examination for the selection of officials, in order to show that the emperor held the power of employment in his own hands, he would also hold a palace examination to determine the final ranking and screen some people.

Therefore, after the imperial examination, the Jinshi claimed to be disciples of the Emperor, and this is the reason.

The night before the results were released, all the students in Yangzhengzhai stayed in the studio.

Some people were pacing back and forth anxiously, some were confident, and some were disdainful.

Anyway, everyone knows who it is.

Zhang Yue was not in a hurry, because according to the unwritten rules, Zhengxueyu was studied in Taixue, and the chief Zhaiyu of each Zhai would eventually be selected for the "face-to-face examination" regardless of whether he did well or not.

Although the results are determined by how well you do in the exam, this experience is really torturous.

At this moment, Zhang Yue remembered what Zhang Heng had said to him.

That is the experience of successful people.

To sum it up in one sentence, continuous success is the first-class way of self-realization. When you can overcome difficulties and climb to the top of the mountain, you will overcome feelings of inferiority, timidity, self-doubt and other emotions.

Just like an army, if a weak brigade keeps winning battles, it will gradually turn into an invincible army. Even if the opponent is a stronger army, it will have the confidence to fight with it and use its sword when encountering the enemy.

The same is true for the imperial examinations. From being admitted to the county school, to being recommended to the Imperial College, now it is from the Imperial College to the interpretation test.

Although the exam is not transparent, it is at least open to the public.

Some people have worked hard for more than ten years, but they are never convinced by the leadership. The first one says you are too young, let the old comrades go first, the second one says you are too old, and you have to be selected from among the young people.

I keep telling you to wait, but you still can't get promoted.

You won’t wait until all your previous efforts are wasted and you will be gradually marginalized. You will be the one to do whatever you have been waiting for, and there will be no time to wait.

The imperial examination is fair, and you will know at the first sight whether you pass or fail.

During the test, all the competitors were top performers, but who stood out in the end?

"Zhaizhang, Lu Zhidao asked you to go there."

Everyone in the room pricked up their ears. Zhang Yue responded and immediately went out to the lecture room.

“Just tell me if you’ve seen it.”

When Lu Zhiyao saw Zhang Yue, his face was full of smiles. He stood up from behind the desk and said, "Duzhi is here. You Yangzhengzhai did really well in the exam this time."

Zhang Yue said: "It's all the result of direct teaching every day. As the saying goes, famous teachers make great disciples."

Lu Zhijiao laughed when he heard this and said: "Actually, you don't want to express your merits. I also know that among all the schools in Taixue, your style of study at Yangzhengzhai is the purest and most upright. You are well-known among us Zhijiao.

Not to mention anything else, it’s just that during the last great epidemic, everyone in your Yangzheng fast stayed at home and studied hard behind closed doors. No one got sick and you were the only one in each fast."

"What is nurturing righteousness? Yi Yun, Meng means nurturing righteousness. But there is another meaning. Aren't you good at governing Mencius? Mencius said, I am good at cultivating my awe-inspiring aura. What is awe-inspiring aura? Don't seek from outside, be worthy of your heart.

, to cultivate the righteousness and uprightness in the heart."

Zhang Yue bowed and said: "The students have been taught."

Lu Zhi said with a smile: "You are outstanding in virtue and ability as the chief of the fasting, and you are rigorous in running the fasting. Imperial College will also explain this to the examiner."

After Zhang Yue expressed his thanks in a reserved manner, he took the list and walked back to his studio.

Zhang Yue returned to the furnace pavilion and saw many people gathered around him. Some were pretending to be calm and reading, while others were hiding in their studios.

Looking at everyone's gaze, Zhang Yue picked up the list and read it out: "The ones to be picked tomorrow are Han Zhongyan, Fan Zuyu... Zhang Yue, Huang Lu... are all here."

"May I have my name on it, Chief?"

Seeing the other person's expression, Zhang Yue couldn't bear to say: "Take it and see it."

The man took the list with trembling hands. After reading it from beginning to end, he finally squatted down with his head in his hands.

Others scrambled to circulate the list.

"One night and nine nights, I wake up and sigh, but my dream is short and I can't reach home. I have been to Chang'an twice, and I will burst into tears in the sky."

After one person entered Zhang Yue, he never looked at him from beginning to end. He just held the book and read it. After reading half of it, he finally couldn't help but read Meng Jiao's "Zai Xia Di Poem" with tears in his eyes.

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Even children know the poem "The spring breeze brings joy to the horses' hooves, and they see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day." But who knows that Meng Jiao was demoted twice. This poem was what he read when he was demoted for the second time.

"Two times on the road to Chang'an, I will burst into tears and see the flowers" and "The spring breeze is so proud that the horse's hooves are so bad that I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day". It is very interesting to read them together.

Some people are happy and some are sad.

When Zhang Yue walked back to his studio, he saw Huang Haoyi lighting a brazier and throwing all his poems and articles into it to burn.

When Zhang Yue saw it, he quickly grabbed it and cursed: "Are you crazy?"

"Don't worry about me." Huang Haoyi looked like he was going crazy.

Huang Lu and Fan Zuyu on the side stepped forward to help Zhang Yue suppress Huang Haoyi. Huang Haoyi finally raised his hands to cover his face, squatting and crying bitterly.

On the other side, Sun Guo was lying on the cave, looking at the roof with empty eyes and mumbling words. Compared to Huang Haoyi, everyone looked at Sun Guo as more worrying.

Zhang Yue looked at this scene and thought to himself, even though it was close to one out of two in the other examination, Huang Haoyi still failed. As for the poor family examination, although one out of six or seven people was chosen, Huang Lu could still get in without any connections.

Although there are degrees of difficulty, no matter how large the denominator is, if you pass the exam, it is still one. No matter how small the denominator is, if you fail, it is still zero.

The imperial examination is so cruel and real.

There was nothing to say all night, and the candidates who entered the "face selection" early the next morning queued up outside Sanjian Hall.

As for the Sanjian Hall, Yang Zhu, Sima Guang, Li Dalin and others were in the hall, and beside them were officials from the Imperial College. Many people yawned because they got up too early.

The student brought tea to several officials, and after gargling to relieve their fatigue, the interview began.

Since it was a face-to-face selection, students from other backgrounds and students from poorer backgrounds were naturally mixed together.

However, these officials have seen countless people, and they can tell a person's background with just a few words without looking at their family status.

Those who are reserved and unable to let go, who don’t know where to put their hands and feet when facing the examiner, are mostly candidates from poor families, but not all of them. If their family background is slightly better or someone can give them advice, they will be more relaxed. However, there are a few who dare to speak out and have a different purpose.

It's too obvious and makes people feel uncomfortable.

The children of officials and officials are all very good at conversation, able to hit the spot, and are very scheming. They can pick up things from the examiner's words and expressions, and thus change their response strategies.

In this way, no one can make a mistake when choosing a disciple, but that's the problem...

As for the children who came from poets and writers, they were somewhat noble, and there were some who were polite and thoughtful and those who were not, but the pride in them could be seen from a distance.

Although from the interview, we dare not judge how these candidates will succeed in their career after entering the officialdom. However, the examiner can already draw a conclusion from this one-sided statement, and generally he can be 70% to 80% accurate.

Zhang Yue stood outside the Sanjian Hall, watching the candidates coming in and out.

Most of the candidates looked nervous when they entered, but they were relaxed and relaxed after they came out. Many people were chatting and laughing. The examiner did not embarrass them, but mostly asked some very simple questions, which was just a formality.

However, there were also a few people who had painful expressions and seemed to be being made things difficult for them.

Zhang Yue looked at He Qi and Wang Kui in the crowd. They smiled and held hands with Zhang Yue, and Zhang Yue returned the favor.

But Zhang Yue looked left and right but could not see Guo Lin. Just when Zhang Yue had no hope, he saw Guo Lin at the end of the queue, smiling and waving to him.

Zhang Yue smiled and waved, and a big stone fell from the bottom of his heart. At this moment, he felt a little relieved.

At this moment, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of the time when he was studying when he was young.

He and Guo Lin walked from a small mountain village to the county seat, and then from the county seat to the Imperial College... In the end, God will reward hard work.

No matter how vulgar fame is, everyone flocks to it, and there is always value in it. This cannot be denied by anyone.

Don't look at the scenery after finishing first, because everything they have includes the efforts of losers. This is the result of one general's success and the death of thousands of bones.

Even if he fails, it doesn't matter. With Guo Lin's character, the children he teaches will definitely be good in the future, because teaching by example is better than words, so it can be repaid to the next generation.
To be continued...